[DailyMail] - ISIS destroyed and ransacked the tomb of the prophet of Jonah in 2014
- But the historic shrine was retaken by Iraqi army forces in January 2017
- Archaeologists sent in to assess the damage found a palace buried underneath
- They discovered stone tablets within the palace that describe King Esarhaddon
- Inscriptions list the ruler as 'king of the world' and give his family history
| How disappointing for ISIS, as for the Taliban before them, that their destruction turned out to reveal long-hidden archeological treasures. You no doubt recall, dear Reader, how only seven years after the Taliban smashed to pieces the two known Bamiyan Buddhas carved into a cliff in the Hazarajat region of Afghanistan, a huge reclining Buddha was discovered under the turf, as well as numerous painted caves hidden behind the carved niches. |
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